for information to as many as 10 unnamed advertising agencies as part of a "benchmarking exercise" but denied it was conducting a search for a new agency. A spokeswoman today said the exercise has been completed and the account is remaining with Ogilvy.

Ogilvy won BP's consolidated global account without a review in fall 1999. Its London office is the lead shop. Ogilvy's Chicago office handles BP's U.S. account.